POLL: Should a satellite grammar school be built in Maidenhead?

With the Royal Borough saying it will continue to explore the possibility of building a satellite grammar school in Maidenhead, the Advertiser asked the public whether not they backed the idea. Vote in our poll and let us know your thoughts too.

Reporter:

Hannah Crouch

11:51AM, Wednesday 24 August 2016

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Engineer Nick Hooper, 35, of College Glen, Maidenhead, said: "I didn't go to a grammar school myself but I am of the opinion that it offers a different option of education for parents.

"For some parents it works and for others it doesn't so I do support the idea of more grammar schools."

Jen Francis, 37, an in-house lawyer of Belmont Road, Maidenhead, said: "I am a bit nervous about grammar schools as I come from a state school background.

"I have had many debates about the subject and have thought long and hard about it.

"I feel like they are robbing children of their childhood and it puts them under so much pressure at an early age."

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